Vietnam has set a goal to train 2,000 companies and home business owners, civil servants and students in e-commerce skills this year. With the growing development in e-commerce, the demand for human resources in Vietnam is on the rise and forecasted to surge faster in two- or three-year time, reports the Hanoi Times. The explosive growth of e-commerce has led to an increase in the demand for talents. Especially, after two years of the pandemic, the number of online shoppers has sharply increased. In the current context, local businesses are actively implementing digital transformation and promoting their activities on e-commerce.

According to the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM), the demand for recruiting high-quality e-commerce human resources in the 2016-2020 period increased rapidly and is predicted to continue to rise even faster during 2021-25. Nguyen Thanh Hung, former Chairman of the VECOM, emphasised the demand for recruiting e-commerce personnel, adding, “Businesses and members of the Association are constantly hiring personnel and the recruitment is very strict,” he said.